Quality Assurance Tester

About the role

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Tester to join a technology and software development company in Malta. The role combines manual testing with the creation and maintenance of automated test scripts for web‑based eCommerce, order management, logistics and business intelligence platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Design, write and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress or Playwright.
• Develop and execute API‑level tests with Postman to validate backend services.
• Write, run and document manual test cases, test plans and test scenarios for features not yet automated.
• Log, track and verify defects through Jira until resolution.
• Run SQL queries to validate data in the application layer.
• Contribute to expanding the automated regression suite and integrate tests into CI pipelines.
• Participate in sprint planning and collaborate closely with developers and business analysts.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on QA/testing experience, including manual test case design and execution.
• Experience with at least one automated testing tool (Selenium, Cypress or Playwright).
• Familiarity with Jira or a similar defect‑tracking system.
• Ability to work independently with limited day‑to‑day QA peer support.

Required skills

• Selenium
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Postman (API testing)
• Jira
• SQL / database testing
• .NET Framework (basic familiarity)
• CI integration for automated tests